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A Simple Definition For Poetry

Literacy / August 27, 2024 / ela, New Teacher

Poetry: A Simple Definition by Terry Heick Dictionary Definition Of A Poem According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a poem is […]

Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.

Literacy / October 16, 2022 / Definitions, ela

Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).

By demystifying the writing process through modeling, teachers demonstrate what writing looks like in all of its unedited, imperfect glory.

Literacy / September 5, 2022 / Definitions, ela

A metaphor is a literary device (or figure of speech) that makes a comparison between two ‘things’ without the comparison being literal.

Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA readers.

Literacy / September 1, 2021 / ela, Terry Heick

To create authentic writing assignments, you should have a clear purpose & resistant audience in mind — one students must work to engage.

These 12 rhyming dictionaries and tools can help you find rhyming words, synonyms, and other forms of creative wordplay.

Education / March 30, 2020 / ela, Equity, Y-Life

Actors Theatre of Louisville announces Actors Theatre Direct: on-demand content to ensure that theatre continues to thrive during COVID-19.

Tweets are limited to 280 characters–plenty for a well-written sentence. Ask students to tweet their thesis statements in one sentence.

Literacy / April 11, 2019 / ela, Terry Heick

The reader, in fact, will feel about you, your subject, and your essay only what your written words themselves induce her to feel.

Literacy instruction has done a relatively poor job of keeping up with the urgent pace of change in the ways people read and write.